October 1, 2009
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Post Labor Day Yellowstone construction and fire have made an unnecessary hardship- Now this in combination with snow has all but closed the Park early- Yesterday you enjoyed Dusty Road’s photos of the Arnica Fire taken from Yellowstone Lake (on a boat), but Dusty, a local resident, has more to say. Ralph Maughan – –…
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There are going to be predators. Do you want a few big ones, or lots of smaller ones? Loss of top predators causing surge in smaller predators, ecosystem collapse. Oregon State University news lease on research by Dr. William Ripple. My comments . . . Although in a few places such as Idaho and Montana…
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Idaho Department of Game declines to prosecute. Aerial gunning of wolves by private individuals is strictly forbidden under the Airborne Hunting Act of 1956. Even though states are allowed to issue permits to individuals to shoot coyotes and foxes from aircraft there are no permits which allow the shooting of wolves. In Idaho, the Idaho…
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Rare plant will receive protection across its entire range. WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT NEWS RELEASE October 1, 2009 Contact: Todd Tucci, Advocates for the West (208) 342-7024 Jon Marvel, Western Watersheds Project (208) 788-2290 Katie Fite, Western Watersheds Project (208) 429-1679 SCIENCE FINALLY TRUMPS POLITICS IN PROTECTING RARE DESERT FLOWER Boise, Idaho – Conservation groups applauded…
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So far 15 have been killed- Here is the story with a local angle from the Idaho Mountain Express. By Jon Duval. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. With colder weather and more elk hunts open too, the pace of the wolf hunt will probably pick up.